In His First Interview From Jail, an Upbeat Navalny Discusses Prison Life

Alexei’s first interview from prison, given to The New York Times in August 2021, a few months after his arrest and transfer to IK-2 in Pokrov (a penal colony in Russia). In it, he describes prison life in detail and with his trademark humor, comparing it to a “Chinese labor camp,” where the main fo

Amid Economic Woes and Public Discontent, Putin Critic Sees Opening

MOSCOW — Glancing out the window at the swirling snow, Aleksei A. Navalny, the Russian opposition activist, mused aloud about how mounting economic problems, along with some public antagonism toward the Kremlin’s role in the war in Ukraine, may have damaged President Vladimir V. Putin’s administrati

How to Punish Putin

MOSCOW — AS I write this, I am under house arrest. I was detained at a rally in support of anti-Putin protesters who were jailed last month.